Spelling Bee Contender Patty Bradley Shines
Patty Bradley, eighth grader from Evans Junior High School in Lubbock, wowed observers at the national spelling bee in Washington. She correctly spelled most words though four fell short, including "horripilations" which she called out with pride. Relatives and teachers from Lubbock sent telegrams of support as she advanced through the preliminary rounds.
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Opal Dixon Avalanche-Journal
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Journal
Dallas
Soh
George Mahon
JE. Bradley
Three Others Injured In Loop 289-Quaker Crash
Toni Sue Massey eight died on arrival at Methodist Hospital after a car wreck at Loop 289 and N Quaker Avenue. Martha C Massey twenty five and Daren seven were hospitalized with varying injuries. Warren G Coker sixty two driver of a Ford wrecker suffered undetermined injuries. The Masseys’ car collided with the wrecker truck which overturned and caught fire. Toni Sue Massey, reportedly ejected, was found in a plowed field. two Rodriguez boys witnessed the crash. Survivors include Allen Massey of Shallowater and a sister Davia.
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Methodist Hospital
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Polite
Henry Rodriguez
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Israel claims rapid gains in Sinai and Jordan fronts
United Press International reports Israel's forces captured Sharm el Sheikh and parts of Jordanian Jerusalem, driving toward the Jordan River. Maj. Gen. Rabin says Egyptian troops in Sinai retreating, while Dayan enters Jerusalem and prays at the wall. Israel expands west of the Jordan and reports Syrian shelling and ongoing combat.
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Tubas
US Forces Batter Reds in Vietnam May Fighting
U S forces report a record 2782 Communist troops killed along Vietnam borders in May. A US cruiser and ships targeted sampans smuggling arms in the Ben Hal River DMZ area as Marines and North Vietnamese forces clashed nearby.
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England
Johnson forms special committee for Middle East peace
President Johnson announced the creation of a Special Committee of the National Security Council to coordinate U S efforts for Middle East peace. He named McGeorge Bundy executive secretary and urged responsibility rests with Middle East peoples and governments, with U S efforts inside and outside the United Nations.
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Middle East
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United Nations
Equipment Mishap Delays Texas Salt Miners Nine Hours
Fruitless efforts to right the drill left Texas salt miners trapped for nine hours as equipment failures mounted. Miners took cover and awaited rescue while the drill damaged a bar and the crew remained safe.
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Texas
Parking Meter Keys Are Stolen in Los Angeles County
Police seek a thief who took 10 keys that unlock every parking meter in Los Angeles County. Floyd W. Gary, 29, a county meter collector, said his truck was stolen after he left it briefly at an intersection Tuesday, with $400 in change inside the unlocked panel truck.
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Ann Pellegreno Plans Around the World Flight
Ann Pellegreno of Saline Michigan intends to fly 28000 miles around the world in a Lockheed 10 Electra starting from Oakland California. The mission mirrors Amelia Earhart's route with a three person crew including Pellegreno and visits to South America Africa India New Guinea Howland Island and Honolulu. The takeoff is planned for July 2 matching Earhart’s departure time in 1937.
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Soviet union proposes mid east cease fire at 4 pm
The Soviet Union urged an immediate Security Council vote to halt all fighting in the Middle East at 4 p m EDT. Fedorenko warned that without a cease-fire the region would grow more menacing and described Israel as unfairly aggressive. Egypt and Iraq rejected the order as Israel continued operations. Thant said no official notification had been received.
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Middle East
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Thant
Jordan
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Amman
Cattle Truck Crash Kills Driver in Alice Texas
A double deck cattle truck overturned on Main Street in Alice Texas early today killing driver Milton Weidner of Blanco. The truck from E. B. Little Trucking Co. spilled cattle onto the street and damaged a gas station sign and power poles while authorities worked over an hour to retrieve the body. Police attempted to round up roaming cattle as the crash unfolded.
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New Storm Fears Fade Across Northwest Texas
Forecasters said a weak cool front trimmed chances of widespread South Plains storms to about 10 percent in the Lubbock area. Isolated thunderstorms were still possible mainly in eastern South Plains with dry windy conditions developing in New Mexico and West Texas. Temperatures ranged from 86 in Midland and 82 in Lubbock to 63 in Albuquerque as a late Tuesday storm battered the El Paso area with gusty winds and hail.
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Mexican couple narrowly escapes Jerusalem wedding attack
A Mexican couple traveling to Jerusalem for a wedding vow faced bullets and bombs from Arab attackers. The bride Guadeloupe Morande and her groom Geb Gurman survived the peril as Roman Catholic Patriarch Alberto Gori absolved them from a civil vow to a religious ceremony in the Holy City.
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